World War I—Men Drafted From Clark County, IL, in 1918

Compiled by Ron Cornwell and typed by Cindy McCachern

 

The following list of names were published in the Clark County Herald newspaper during 1918.  A check under a given date indicates that person appears in an article in the newspaper on that date.  A description of the articles are listed below. 

 

January 23, 1918—Final classification of registrants by the District Draft Board.

 

February 6, 1918—A list of those called for physical examinations

 

February 13, 1918—A list of those failing to pass their physical examination.

 

April 24, 1918—This is list of men sent to Camp Dix, New Jersey, for Army service.

 

May 29, 1918—This is a list of men sent to Fort Thomas, KY, under charge of Roy Hardway.

 

May 29, 1918 (2)—This is a list of men sent to Camp Gordon, GA, under charge of Harry Downey.

 

May 29, 1918 (3)—This is a list of men sent to Jefferson Barracks, MO, under charge of Arthur Chapman.

 

June 12, 1918—This is a list of 142 men who reached the age of 21 since June 5 of last year and were registered in Clark County.

 

June 12, 1918 (1)—This is a list of men sent to Rake Auto School in Kansas City, MO, for training.

 

July 10, 1918—This is the order that Clark County Army registrants were drawn to be called to report for the draft.

 

July 31, 1918—This is the final classification of registrants for the draft.

 

August 14, 1918—This is a list of registrants called to report to training camps at Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Michigan, and Camp Forrest, Lytle, GA.

 

August 28, 1918—This is a list of men newly called for training camp.

 

October 16, 1918—This is the order in which the September registrants for the draft were drawn.

 

 

 

 

1-23

2-6

2-13

2-24

5-29

5-29

5-29

6-12

6-12

7-10

7-31

8-14

8-28

10-16

Lacey, Emery GuG

X

Ladd, Norman Phineous

X

Lake, Harry B.

Marshall

X

X

Lane, Everett E.

Casey

X

X

Laufman, Keifer

Marshall

X

Law, Leslie Ernest

X

Lawson, Charles

Marshall

X

Lawson, Roy

Marshall

X

Laymon, Roy

Casey

X

Layton, James L.

Marshall

X

Leatherman, Harry L.

Martinsville

X

X

X

Ledbetter, Michael

X

Lee, Albert I.

Dennison

X

Lee, Carr

Casey

X

X

X

Lee, Clarence

X

Lee, Nathaniel, Jr.

X

Lemay, Chester Arthur

Casey

X

Lemay, J. Paul

Casey

X

X

Leohr, Walter

X

Lewis, Benjamin

Westfield

X

Lewis, Frank

Westfield

X

X

X

Liffick, Aaron

Marshall

X

Lindley, Arthur D.

West Union

X

Lindley, Okla

West Union

X

Lindley, Roscoe

West Union

X

Lindsey, Harry Franklin

Dennison

X

X

X

Lindsey, Joseph C.

Dennison

X

X

X

Lindsey, Samuel Clarence

Dennison

X

X

X

Lingafelter, Roy

Martinsville

X

Linn, Alexander

X

Linn, Levi H.

Martinsville

X

X

Lloyd, Roscoe Lewis

Marshall

X

Loohr, Walter

Casey

X

Loser, Otto Wilbert

X

Low, Charles A.

Marshall

X

X

Low, Harold Walter

Casey

X

Lowe, Fred

Marshall

X

X

Lowe, Roy D.

Casey

X

Lowery, Clifford

Martinsville

X

X

X

Lowry, Arthur

Marshall

X

Lowry, Vern

Martinsville

X

Lowthery, Billy Jones

X

Lucas, Frank M.

Casey

X

X

Luther, Elmer

X

Luther, Eugene Clifford

Westfield

X

Luther, Jean

X

 

 

 

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